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headscarf

/ˈhɛdˌskɑɹf/ noun

A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons.

Word Origin Headscarf is exactly what it sounds like: a scarf for your head. Head comes from Old English hēafod, cousin to Latin caput (think capital). Scarf, though, has a surprising origin — it traces back to Greek skirphos, a wisp of straw, because early scarves were light and wispy.

noun A more or less square piece of material worn over the head, typically by women, often to protect the hair, or for religious reasons. countable

She wore a colorful silk headscarf to protect her hair from the sun.

(名词) 头巾；头纱

她戴了一条色彩鲜艳的丝绸头巾，以保护头发免受阳光照射。

(sustantivo) pañuelo; pañuelo de cabeza; toca; velo [Pañuelo o tela, generalmente cuadrada, que se lleva sobre la cabeza, típicamente por mujeres, a menudo para proteger el cabello o por motivos religiosos.]

Llevaba un **pañuelo** de seda colorido para proteger su cabello del sol.

(nom) foulard; fichu; carré; voile; châle [Pièce de tissu, généralement carrée, portée sur la tête, souvent par les femmes, pour protéger les cheveux ou par tradition religieuse.]

Elle portait un **headscarf** en soie coloré pour protéger ses cheveux du soleil.

(Substantiv) Kopftuch; Tuch [ein meist quadratisches Tuch, das Frauen um den Kopf binden, um die Haare zu schützen oder aus religiösen oder kulturellen Gründen zu bedecken]

Sie trug ein buntes Seiden-**headscarf**, um ihre Haare vor der Sonne zu schützen.

(名詞) ヘッドスカーフ（髪を覆う四角い布）

彼女は日差しから髪を守るため、カラフルなシルクのヘッドスカーフを巻いていた。

(substantivo) lenço de cabeça; véu; lenço; cachecol [Uma peça de tecido mais ou menos quadrada usada sobre a cabeça, geralmente por mulheres, frequentemente para proteger o cabelo ou por motivos religiosos.]

Ela usava um lenço de seda colorido para proteger o cabelo do sol.

Synonyms: scarf kerchief bandana hijab mantilla babushka tichel dupatta
Word parts: head + scarf

Common collocations

wear verb in prep be verb of prep on prep to prep woman subst with prep over prep see verb for prep

Related words

heady headless behead ahead

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